Track-line buck.



G. REILLY.

TRACK LINE BUCK; APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18. 1914. 7 1,128,257. Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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s ecification of LettersI ate'nt.

la'tented' iieb. 9.19715.

. Application filed August 18,1914. i-serialzNo. 558,574.

ban-having a shoeslidably mounted thereon, operates in conjunction with anordinary lifting jack; and'the .objectsof my invention are first, to provide improved means for facilitating the moving .or alining of rail road rails; second, to provide .a-;devi,ce of the character described that may beeasily and readily placed in positionqor remov'ed; and third, toprovide a devicexofthe character described that is-simple of construction and operation and one that can be produced cheaply.

I accomplish these several :features' by means of'the device disclosed in the'd'rawings forming a part of the present specification Whereinlike characters of-reference are used to designate similar partszthroughout the said specification and drawings and in which-- Figure 1 is a brokensectionalview of one rail of a rail roadtrack disclosing; the manner in which the inclined arcuate ba'r is-inserted under one of the rails and also the manner in which the lifting jack is applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view similarwto.-..Fig. 1, but wherein the arcuatexbar iand the rail have been slightlylifted by the jack, the dotted lines indicating the position to which the rail and ties will slide awhentthe' same have been lifted clear of the ground; .iFig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1 disclosing the manner in which the lower end of the arcuate bar is splayed at the lower or outer end thereof in order to increase the bearing surface thereof and thereby provide an efficient bearing for that end of the said arcuate bar. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line XX of Fig. 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow, disclosing the manner in which the inclined arcuate bar is'ribbed or reinforced, and the manner in which the shoe is slidably mounted thereon.

It is the present practice, in alining rail road tracks, to provide a number of men each having a bar which is inserted under one of the rails or under the ends of a number of ties and the united energy of the men is .mentof the: said-bar -1.

vapplied t0 thehbars and the rail road -track forced {bodily in .the direc tion of the reaq iredgposition.

By means of the hereinafter 'Klescribeddevice the; track mayj be moved .more.:,quickly .-.and;.eas ily;with few er men,; -and. also less excavat on lsregu redi between the ties.

.-The numeral 1. is used :to. designate what .1; term; an inclined-arcuatebar, substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the a greater ilength .thereof;.f0r purposes of gstreng'th and lightness. ;.The bar'.1,is.pro

vided with a lateral eXtensiona,2 which,-is arranged to -..be. engaged by, an; ordinary lifting jack 3 which .rests onthe ground -.between the t-ies 4. T he -lower'end ofthebar 1 is splayed' or extendedlaterallyin both directions as .;at 5,; so. as; to; prevent the bar 1 -from tipping'sidewise, and has a flange 6;extending,acrossathe lower end thereof so thatnany weight brought to bear; upon the lower. or splayed end -,5 of the bar 1 .will cause thesaid} flange 6;.to. Sink into: the earth and thereby prev-ent a longitudinal move- Slidablymounted uponithe. arcuate portion of the bar 1,isashoe7 havinga lateral shoulder 8 thereinearranged to engage :the

under side. oftaerailj .9- The shoe 7 has depending sides 10 which engage the sides of :thebar 1; soas'to; prevent a lateral movementof the, said shoe17 relativelytothe :said

-bar 1.

The operation is as follows: .Theground zunder. the; rail 9 1 and-.arou-nd the tiesj 4 is ren ovedj in the dire'ction in .;.which the track is to be moved. The splayed end 5 of the bar -1:: is. inserted. bet-ween the ties 4t and unafdel'iitlle rail 9 and the flange 6 of the said splayed end 5 is securely embedded in the earth in order to prevent a longitudinal movement of the bar 1. An ordinary lifting jack 3 is inserted under the lateral eX- tension 2 of the bar 1 with the said jack 3 restin on the earth between the ties 4. The shoe is positioned so that the lateral shoulder 8 thereon is directly under one edge of the rail to be raised, and by means of the lifting jack 3, the arcuate bar 1 is raised until the said lateral shoulder 8 of the said shoe 7 rigidly engages one edge or the under side of one of the rails, as disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawings. By means of the jack 3 the end of the bar 1 having the lateral extension 2 thereon is further raised until the nearest ends of the ties are lifted above the pocket in the ground formed by their weight, as disclosed in full lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The weight of the rails and track resting on the shoe 7 will cause the said shoe 7 to slide down the arcuate inclined portion of the bar 1 until the ties 4 again rest on the ground. In sliding downward the rails and ties are deflected to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The bar 1 is then lowered by means of the jack 3 and the operation is repeated until the rails and tie are in the desired location.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided improved means for alining rails that is simple of construction and operation, requires fewer men and with which the desired result may be accomplished more easily and quickly.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the said bar and arranged to engage the under side of a rail. v

2. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar; a shoe slidably mounted upon the said bar and arranged to engage the under side of a rail; and means adapted to prevent the bar from tipping sidewise.

3. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar having a splayed lower end; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the arcuate portion of the bar and arranged to engage the under side of a rail.

4. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of the length thereof and having a splayed lower end thereto; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the bar and arranged to engage the lower side of a rail.

5. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of the length thereof and having a lateral extension arranged to be engaged by a lifting jack and a splayed lower end thereto; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the bar and arranged to engage the lower side of a rail.

6. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of the length thereof and having a lateral extension adapted to be engaged by a lifting jack and a splayed lower end thereto; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the bar and having a lateral shoulder thereon arranged to engage the lower side of a rail.

7. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of the length thereof and having a lateral extension adapted to be engaged by a lifting acl: and a splayed lower end thereto; a shoe slidably mounted upon the bar and having a lateral shoulder thereon arranged to engage the lower side of a rail; and means arranged to prevent a longitudinal movement of the bar when it is raised.

8. A track liner comprising an inclined arcuate bar substantially T-shaped in cross section throughout the greater length thereof and having a lateral extension arranged to be engaged by a lifting jack on one end and a splayed lower end having a downwardly turned flange on the other end there of; and a shoe slidably mounted upon the arcuate portion of the bar and having a lateral shoulder thereon arranged to engage theunder side of a rail.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE REILLY.

Witnesses:

BERNICE Moons, JAMEs F. MGCUE.

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